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Historic Curl flaw shows AI risk to legacy supply chain
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Fusion42 · 14 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
A yearlong AI-powered audit of the Curl open-source library uncovered 24 security vulnerabilities including a 25-year-old authentication bypass flaw, highlighting risks deep in long-standing open-source software dependencies used widely across enterprise networks.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cybersecurity, AI Infrastructure and Security Infrastructure.
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Enterprise security founders face a new minimum for code scrutiny as AI audits expose longstanding open-source vulnerabilities that manual reviews missed for decades. You must act now to locate embedded Curl versions and prioritise patching or risk unprecedented exploitation avenues.
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